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About the Role

Join Guidewire Software to build the next generation of insurance solutions for the Japanese market. As a Product Owner, you will bridge the gap between business needs and technical solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define user stories, acceptance criteria, and facilitate communication between various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business objectives, processes, and requirements.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts and development teams to refine the product backlog and define user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Assist the product manager to facilitate requirement-gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder interviews.
• Assist the product manager with impact analysis and feasibility assessments for new initiatives and product enhancements.
• Act as a representative of Product Management ensuring alignment and understanding by technical teams.
• Support Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives and assist in identifying process improvements.
• Define data, workflow, and system interaction requirements as needed.
• Validate solutions by performing user acceptance testing (UAT) and assisting in the resolution of defects.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including user stories, process flows, and system diagrams and contribute to customer documentation.
• Work with quality teams to ensure requirements are testable and meet business expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a Product Owner or similar role within an Agile development environment.
• Insurance industry experience.
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.).
• Experience with tools like Aha, Jira, Confluence, and other Agile project management tools.
• Basic understanding of databases, APIs, system integrations, and data analysis.
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents, system architecture diagrams, and wireframes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into implementable user stories.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Previous work in the insurance industry is highly valued.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and adaptable to change.
• Certification in Agile methodologies (e.g., Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, PMI-ACP, IIBA Agile Analysis Certification) is preferred.
• Experience in cloud-based solutions, SaaS platforms, or enterprise software development is preferred.
• Familiarity with UI/UX principles and user-centered design methodologies is preferred.

Skills

• Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
• Aha
• Jira
• Confluence
• Agile project management tools
• Databases
• APIs
• System integrations
• Data analysis
• Technical documents interpretation
• System architecture diagrams interpretation
• Wireframes interpretation
• Coding (plus)
• SQL (plus)
• XML (plus)
• JSON (plus)
• Scripting languages (plus)
• Communication
• Stakeholder management
• Collaboration
• Facilitation
• Negotiation
• Cloud-based solutions (preferred)
• SaaS platforms (preferred)
• Enterprise software development (preferred)
• UI/UX principles (preferred)
• User-centered design methodologies (preferred)

Location

• Japan

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 3+ years

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field

About the Company

• Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently.
• We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service.
• More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.
• As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to meet their needs.
• We have an unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry.
• Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.
• We are an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies.
• We are utterly committed to customer success.
• We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness.
• We respond to the shifting landscape of our industry with flexibility and skill.
• We’re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people.

Equal Opportunity

• Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
• We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success.
• Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
• All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.